If you are rich and powerful, you can get away with anything. You can enjoy yourself as much as you like. If you are not, your happiness is under the control of those who have been given the right to do so. Karachi is the city which is the richest in Pakistan. People from all over the country throng to it, it is also the only port city, hence more cosmopolitan. What happens in Karachi spreads all over Pakistan.
People who visit Karachi are influenced by it. Largely rural Pakistan imports ideas and concepts from Karachi. Though politicians moved the capital of Pakistan from Karachi to Islamabad, because Karachi is a volatile city. People in Karachi are quick to upset by any decision the government makes. Moving the capital to Islamabad, did not protect subsequent governments.
Karachi through its trade and industry has a grip on the country's economy. The people of Karachi feel largely disenfranchised - because the billions of US dollars they earn is not invested in the city.
Roads remain badly made, when they can easily be of higher quality. There can be adequate of clean drinking water, but it is being denied Electricity supply is deliberately unreliable. This infrastructure. The reason for this is that Karachi has out paced every town and city of Pakistan. It changes faster.
Because of these hard facts many other emerge, it is the question of happiness/ Exploiting primitive Islamic tenets, bars were closed and discotheques and casinos shutdown. Paltry things such as bowling alleys not allowed.
The purpose is unglamorise life in the city.
Rural Pakistanis would begin enjoying living in cities. Once they start living in the city, there is no going back. Getting people to work in the armed forces would become difficult. Perhaps this will be the case forever or there could be a major upheaval and Karachi will return to its former glories and other cities will follow suit.
People who visit Karachi are influenced by it. Largely rural Pakistan imports ideas and concepts from Karachi. Though politicians moved the capital of Pakistan from Karachi to Islamabad, because Karachi is a volatile city. People in Karachi are quick to upset by any decision the government makes. Moving the capital to Islamabad, did not protect subsequent governments.
Karachi through its trade and industry has a grip on the country's economy. The people of Karachi feel largely disenfranchised - because the billions of US dollars they earn is not invested in the city.
Roads remain badly made, when they can easily be of higher quality. There can be adequate of clean drinking water, but it is being denied Electricity supply is deliberately unreliable. This infrastructure. The reason for this is that Karachi has out paced every town and city of Pakistan. It changes faster.
Because of these hard facts many other emerge, it is the question of happiness/ Exploiting primitive Islamic tenets, bars were closed and discotheques and casinos shutdown. Paltry things such as bowling alleys not allowed.
The purpose is unglamorise life in the city.
Rural Pakistanis would begin enjoying living in cities. Once they start living in the city, there is no going back. Getting people to work in the armed forces would become difficult. Perhaps this will be the case forever or there could be a major upheaval and Karachi will return to its former glories and other cities will follow suit.
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